Indoor Practice 11/18/2018

Team Name
Colorado Bighorns 8U
Location
Dugout
Date
11/18/2018
Start Time
5:30
End Time
7:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:30 (BELOW GOLD)
PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:30 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up How To Coach: Hitting #2 stopwatch 5:30-6:00 timer 30 Minutes
How to Coach: Hitting #2 is the second in DC's series designed to assist the coach in teaching hitting.  While Part #1 focused on the LEGS, this segment...Read More
notes Notes:
Set up Tees; Stride-load to most athletic position. Balanced start/balanced finish. End of bat facing catcher (loaded position), hand inside the ball/bat travels through the hitting zone with hands inside of the ball; palm up /palm down. Focus on keeping the batter shoulder and head balance throughout the swing, reducing the back shoulder and head dropping back/down during swing. Introduce Chin to Shoulder position throughout the swing
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
BP Reps: Soft Toss
stopwatch 6:00-6:15 timer 15 Minutes
2 stations
Live BP
stopwatch 6:15-6:30 timer 15 Minutes
Live Hitting
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
How To Coach: Pitching #3
stopwatch 6:30-6:45 timer 15 Minutes
Station #2 Coach = Brian. First 5 min Recap position "0" stance and "1" balance and position "3" Finish (point,click,shield,sword). Last 20min Introduce power position. Pitchers throw to catchers. Encourage pitcher to throw freely without fear. throw hard
How to Coach: Catching #3
stopwatch 6:45-7:00 timer 15 Minutes
Station #2 Coach= Brian; Catcher receive live pitches from pitchers